Symposium Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Chris Findlay

Topic: Three Paths Forward for Sensory Science

Chairman & Founder, Compusense
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

FEATURED SPEAKERS

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CENTER FOR SENSORY SCIENCES & INNOVATION

Symposium Agenda

(Subject to change)

Dr. Beverly Tepper, Director, Center for Sensory Sciences & Innovation

Jim Simon, Associate Director, Center for Sensory Sciences & Innovation

Dr. Maureen (Mimi) Morrin, Associate Director, Center for Sensory Sciences & Innovation

Dr. Bradley Hillman, Director of Research, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University

Dr. Chris Findlay, Chairman & Founder, Compusense, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Dr. R. Kyle Palmer, Chief Scientific Officer, Opertech Bio, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Mark Lewis, President, NaPro Research, Westlake Village, CA

Dr. Maureen Morrin, Fox School of Business, Temple University

Dr. Beverly Tepper, Director, Center for Sensory Sciences & Innovation

Dr. Jessica Gaby, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University & Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. James E. Simon, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University

Dr. John McGann, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University

Posters

The Symposium is seeking submissions from both academia and industry to present research relating to advancing discovery and applications of the sensory sciences, including understanding their effects on human behavior.

Examples of topics include:

• Discovery and characterization of innovative molecules from plants and plant genetics
• Sensory, psychophysical and hedonic testing/evaluation of new compounds and products
• New approaches to sensory analysis to improve the understanding of consumer reactions, including behavioral and physiological responses
• Neuropsychology of mood, memory & performance
• Consumer insights and decision-making; ethno-demographic research
• Formulation & biological/chemical testing of new materials relating to sensory sciences

If you would like to submit a poster for this symposium, please fill out the form below. Deadline: November 14, 2018

Please note: All poster authors must also register separately for the symposium.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in becoming a sponsor or submitting an ad for the symposium's program? Please contact Neeta Yousaf to discuss options! Deadline: November 9, 2018

EXHIBIT HALL – $499

• One- 6-foot long table with two chairs
• Up to 70 words in "Exhibitors" section of the printed-program
• Up to two registrations including breakfast, lunch & snack

BRONZE SPONSOR - $1,000

Exhibit Hall items plus:

• Acknowledgement in the printed program as Bronze Sponsor
• Onsite signage acknowledging Bronze Sponsorship
• "Walk-in" slide as Bronze Sponsor displayed before the conference
• Website acknowledgement as Bronze Sponsor

SILVER SPONSOR - $2,500

Bronze Sponsor items plus:

• Acknowledgement and logo in the printed program as Silver Sponsor
• Onsite signage acknowledging Silver Sponsorship
• "Walk-in" slide as Silver Sponsor displayed before the conference
• Website acknowledgement with logo as Silver Sponsor
• One item of yours placed on welcome table
• 1/4 page ad in the printed-program

GOLD SPONSOR - $3,500

Silver Sponsor items plus:

• Acknowledgement and logo on front page of printed program as Gold Sponsor
• Onsite signage with logo acknowledging Gold Sponsorship
• "Walk-in" slide with logo acknowledging Gold Sponsorship displayed before the conference
• Website acknowledgement with logo and link on front page of website as Gold Sponsor
• Unlimited number of your items placed on welcome table
• Full page ad in printed-program

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

• Sponsor breakfast, lunch or afternoon snack, at cost.
• "In-kind" Donations
• Printed Program: Full page is $149; 1/2 page is $95; 1/4 page is $75 (Availability is limited)
• Placing your item (one) on welcome table: $75

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Thank You to All of Our Sponsors!

About the Center for Sensory Sciences and Innovation (CSSI)

CSSI seeks to advance the sensory sciences through a better understanding of the effects of flavors and fragrances on human health, well-being and behavior.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

CENTER MISSION AND RATIONALE

The flavor and fragrance industry is a critical driver of innovation across a broad range of consumer and industrial products from foods, beverages, and medicines, to personal care, home care and cosmetics. The industry is critical to the nation’s economic health since it encompasses virtually every aspect of daily life.

Flavors and fragrances elicit complex chemosensory experiences that dramatically affect health, well-being and behavior, yet the nature of these experiences remains poorly understood. For example, we do not understand how flavors and fragrances influence memory, cognitive function and mood. Nor do we understand the full range of benefits of flavors and fragrances in supporting immune function, fighting a variety of diseases ranging from infection to obesity to depression or, in a different realm, protecting food against spoilage. CSSI seeks to transform the sensory sciences through discovery and characterization of taste, aroma and flavor molecules, integrated with the study of their physiological and psychological mechanisms, to ultimately understand their effects on human behavior.

CSSI's mission is to (1) advance discovery and applications of flavors and aromas, (2) disseminate the scientific knowledge of flavors and aromas, and (3) educate new scientists who will contribute to these advances.

RESEARCH PROGRAM

There are many limitations to our collective understanding of human perception processes including a lack of robust analytical methodology and instrumentation to measure various aspects of the physical, biological and social sciences of smell and taste perception. CSSI develops research projects to address broad and specific challenges to our understanding of the intersection of human perception with flavor and aroma stimuli and the biochemical processes that support these interactions. CSSI supports basic and applied research in several domains across the spectrum of chemosensory science, providing a focal point for industry-university collaboration. Research areas include:

• Discovery and characterization of innovative molecules from plants; plant genetics, especially citrus
• Formulation of and biological and chemical testing of new materials
• Sensory, psychophysical and hedonic testing and evaluation of new compounds and products
• New approaches to sensory analysis to improve the understanding of consumer reactions including behavioral and physiological responses
• Neuropsychology of mood, memory and performance
• Consumer insights and decision-making; ethno-demographic research
• Bioengineering and materials science including novel delivery systems
• Computation and analytics of disparate forms of data directed toward an integrated understanding industrially relevant sensory phenomena

CENTER LOCATIONS AND CONTACTS